Fixture bracket



Oct. 16, 1528. 1,688,193

I G. N. LITTLETON FIXTURE BRACKET Filed Dec. 14, 1926 INVENTOR BY Q7. 6%"

ATTORNEY Patented Oct. 16,1928.

UNITED STATES.

FIx'ruRE Application filed December My invention relates to fixture brackets in general, and particularly to such brackets as are used for mouiiting electric fixtures upon walls, the. ob ect being to provme a bracket that'is automatically adjustable to various fittings, requires no cutting or fitting for its application, and requires no rotation or other Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation showing my device extended to receive the fixture.

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the fixture in place.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the stationary member or the device. s

Fig; 1 is a perspective view of the movable member of the device.

F 5 isa detail 01: the spring.

In general my device consists of two relatively slidable members, one of which is adapted for mounting within the usual wall box and the other of which is adapted for engaging the fixture to be mounted, and a spring which causes the latter member to hold the fixture firmly against the wall.

My device is adapted for use with the usual wall box 6 having a stud 7 therein.

The stationary member of my device is mounted upon said stud by means of a screw 8 passedthrough an orifice 9 in themember. This member consists of a vertical portion 10 supporting a slide for the slidable member. A convenient and cheap manner of providing said slide is to position a horizontal portion 11 projecting into the wall box 6 and support ed from the vertical portion 10, and making a return bent portion 12 thereupon. The por-v tion 11 may be made integral with the portion 10, and the portions 11 and 12 are spaced apart to receive part 13 of the slidable meniber thereb-etween. I v

The slidable member is provided with a horizontal part 13 adapted to fit between theportions 11 and 12 of the stationary member in a slidable manner,and a vertical part l l upon the outer end thereof and integral there with. To prevent the slidable member from moving transversely relatively to the station ary member wings 15 are provided upon the former which slidably engage the portion 10 i y 1,688,193 "PATENTFOFFICE- i GEORGE" N. LITTLETON,

or. PORTLAND, OREGON.

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of thelatter and thus guide the slidable anember. A space 16 is provided betiveen said part l i'and said'wi'ngs 16 to receive the crossbar 17 of: the fixture.

A spring is provided having coils18 each 13 of the movable member prevent any rota-, tion of the crossbar and thus of the fixture j when mounted. p y p Pins 24 are provided upon the wings 15 to receive the ends of the spring.

To operate my device the stationaryand movable members and tlie'spring are assembled and the former is mounted upon the wall box stud by the screw 8. The slidable mem-' ber is then withdrawn from the wall box as far as the spring will permit, and is there held stationary by said spring, as shown in Fig. 1. When the device is in this position the cross bar of the fixture is slipped into the spaces 16, and the movable member is pushed into the wall box by pressing upon the fixture, the part 13 of the movable member sliding between the portions 11 and 12 of the stationary member. The movable member moves into the wall box until the fixture contacts with the wall as shown in Fig. 2 and is held firmly in that position by the spring. .Thus it is obvious that the fixture is firmly mounted in place without any movement in contact with the wall that will scratch the latter, and that it is held in all directions because the crossbar thereof is a prisoner in my device.

My inventionv may be made of any size, and constructed of any materials deemed convenient and suitable for a device of this character, and while I have illustrated and described a form of construction and arrangement of parts found desirable in materializing my invention I wish to include in this application all .mechanical equivalents and substitutes that may fairly be considered to come within the scope and purview of my invention as defined in the appended claim.

Having disclosed my invention so that lHI others may be enabled to construct and to use the same, What I'claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is a In a fixture bracket, a stationary member having a vertical portion, a slide supported upon said vertical portion, a slidable member having a horizontal portion adapted to move in said slide, and a vertical portion upon the outer end thereof; Wings upon said slidable member spaced apart from said vertical portion thereof to receive afixture crossbar therebetween, and a spring mounted upon said stationary member and eoacting with said slidable member to hold the latter either in extreme outer position or extreme inner position.

In Witness whereof I claim the foregoing as my own I hereunto aflix my signature at Portland, county of Multnomah, State of Oregon, this 8th day of May, 1926.

GEORGE N. LITTLETON. 

